Kristoffer Jakobsen (born 9 September 1994) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in the slalom discipline.[1] He represented Sweden in the 2018 Winter Olympics and was seventh in the slalom.[2]
.jpg) Jakobsen in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 September 1994 Boden, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Storklintens Alpina | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 23 October 2016 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2017–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (team) (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (2017–2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 – (3 SL) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (51st in 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (10th in SL, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At his third World Championships in 2021, Jakobsen was part of the Swedish team that earned a silver medal in the combined men's and women's team competition.[3] He attained his first World Cup podium in December 2021 with a runner-up finish in a slalom at Val d'Isère, France.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | 107 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23 | 159 | 56 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 24 | 124 | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 25 | 67 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 29 |
| 2021 | 26 | 54 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| 2022 | 27 | 52 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 28 | 51 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 29 | 38 | 10 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 17 March 2024
Race podiums
edit- 0 wins
- 3 podiums – (3 SL); 14 top tens (14 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 December 2021 |  Val d'Isère, France
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Slalom | 2nd |
| 22 December 2021 |  Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
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Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 21 January 2024 |  Kitzbühel, Austria
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Slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | DNF1 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 24 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2023 | 28 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2022 | 27 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
References
editExternal links
edit- Kristoffer Jakobsen at FIS (alpine)
- Kristoffer Jakobsen at Olympedia
- Kristoffer Jakobsen at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Kristoffer Jakobsen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
